Cut-out operator



Patented Aug. 5, E924.

ITED 'if-Aras l H ARRY 'W. RUBY, OF SIERINGFIELD, OHIO.

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r Application led January 14, .1921. Serial No! 437,275.

To all 'whom z't 'may concern.

d Be it known that I, HARRY W. RUBY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springlield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and use- 'ul Improvements in CutOut Operators, of which the. following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying y drawing. Y i I Th's invention relates toa cut-out for the exhaust of. an internal combustion engine V'and more particularly to the valve operating mechanism forming a part of such a .cut-out.'l y

ln cut-outs of this character the .valve is usually held in its closed position by springs which must be powerful enough to prevent the valve from rattling or chattering, due either to the vibration of the vehicle or to the action of -the gases in the exhaust pipe, and to open the valve the tension of these powerful springs must be overcome. The operating mechanisms which have been heretofore provided for the valves have, for the most part, been of such a character that they lmust mounted in certain predetermined relation to the body of the cut-out and the exact adjustment thus required has made it very dicult, and in many cases impossible,

ci automobiles, or to mount the actuating device-in diiierent positions on automobiles' One object of the pres-V ot the same make. ent invention is to provide a cut-out comprising an operating mechanism which can be installed without exact adjustment of the parts relatively one to -tle other, thus" enabling the same to be mounted on 'cars of different makes or in different positions on cars of the same make, and to be operated in a satisfactory manner when so mounted.

A further object of the invention is'to prolvide a cut-out having an operating mecha-f` nism of such a character that little or no strain will be imposed upon the exhaust pipe through =the operation of the valve, thus avoiding the severe strains imposed upon the exhaust pipe in overcoming the tensionof the springsv usually employed to hold the E valves intheir closed positions.

Other objects ofvthe invention will appear as the-mechanism is described in detail.

In the acompanying'drawings Fig. 1 1s a l longitudinal. secti'nal view of the body portion of a cut-out embodying. my invention;

Fig. 1. is a longitudinal sectional view of to apply the same c'ut-out to different makeshere shown permits the communication to be established by merely forming an opening the actuating device forming a part of the .cut-out, showing the same as connected with shown'the same as applied to a. cut-out simi- 70 lar in its general featuresv of construction to that shown and described insthe application v for patent filed by me Oct. 30, 1 920, Serial No. 420,609. It will be understood, however, that this particular form of cut-out has '75 been chosen for the purpose of illustration t only and while tcooperates in an advane tageous manner withthe operating mechanism it is not-essential to the use of the op-l erating mechanism and the latter may be 30 embodied with cutfoutls'of various kinds.

That form of the'cut-out here illustrated, comprises a body portion consisting of an v upper 'part' 1 and a lower part 2, .the two parts being adapted to embrace an exhaust pipe 3 and to be clamped onto the same by bolts/44C. VThe lower part of the body has an outlet, or cut-.out opening, 5 'ch is surrounded by anannular ange forming a seat for a valve '2' which opens inwardly and 90 which is provided with an angular stem 8 extending downwardly and then rearwardly and pivotally 'mounted in its rear end between lugsy 9 depending from' the part 2 of i the bodyof the cut-out. That portion of 9 5 the valve stem adjacent to the body of the y valve is preferably-widened, as shown at l0 so thatv this widened'portion of) the stem, to-V getherwith the body of the valve, will practically closethe passage through the exhaust pipe, when the valvel is initsopen position, and will deflect substantially all ,thegases through the cut-out opening. The' cut-ont opening may communicate with the interior ofthe exhaust pipe in any' suitable manner which will permit the valvetoenter the eX- haust pipe-,when in its nopen position, but I prefer to appl the cut-out t0 the pipe without severing tlle latter and the constructitmv uio in the lower portion of the pipe, as shown at not be longitudinally extensible, although 14, to rigidly secure the end of thetubev 11, which opening registers with the outlet opening of the cut-out f The operating mechanism, as here shown,

' comprises a exible rod connected lat one end with the valve and at. the other end with an actuating device and mounted in a.

tubular guideway which prevents the rod .from buckling and enables eitherna pull or a thrust to be -exerted uponthevvalve, as

may bedesired. Preferably, but not necessarily, the tubular guideway is in theI form of a flexible tube, as shown at 12, which need such 'extensibility would not defeat its purpose.'- ,This tube is anchored at one-end on a fixed support adjacent to the 'body of the cut-out and in the present instance one part of the cut-out, preferably the lower part 2, is provided.,with a lug l13 having an opening to receive the end of the tube 12 and having means, such as a set screw in the lug.- "l`he opposite end of the tubul lar guideway is anchored to a fixed suparm pivotal port at a point remote from the body of thec'ut-out andthis' point of support 'may be arranged in .any desired position with .relation to the body of the cut-out.. with'-v out'interfering with the operation ofthe '.mecha'nism. A's *here shown, the end of ,the tube is anchored to tlte fixed member 15- of an actuating device, the latter being provided at one end with clamping lugs 16 to receive 'the endl of the tube 12 andhaving ascrew 17 bymeans of which the lugs may bev clamped vin engagement with the tube.-

Mounted within the tubular guidevvay is al flexible, actuating rod 18, one end of which .extendsi beyond the lower end of the tubular guideway at 2 andis operatively connected -with the valve 7. Any suitable form of connection may be employed but as the distance between the end of the tubular guideway and the point of connection of the rod with the valveis usually short it is preferable that the` connection be ofsuch a" character that it will not be necessary to bend the rod as this would cause' more or less binding of the rod in the endofthe guideway and would render the operation somewhat diiiiculta I have. therefore, shownlkthe valve stem 8 as provided with a laterally' t extending stud 19 arranged substantially in` line'with the lower end of the tubular guide- Way' 12. The rod may -be connected directly with'this stud Ibut the, movement of thestem about 4rits axis would tend to bend the rod and I have, therefore, interposed between the Vrod, and thevalve' stem a 'movable con necting devicew 'ch iszinthe' form of? an ounted on the end of the stud 19 and having its outer end rigidly connected with the end hof theiexible rod 18,` preferably `by extending the rod 18- through an opening in Ia laterally offset por- 'tion 21 of the arm 20 andfastening the same therein by means ofa set screw 22.- This form of connection permits the'lexible rod to'exert a pull or thrust upon the valve stern regardless. ofthe position of the latter and eliminates all bindingof the rod at the end of the .guideway The opposite end of the flexible actuating rod 18 is connected with a suitable actuating device which may be of any suitable char.- acter, but which preferablycomprises means for locking the rod in its adjusted position and, as here shown, it is of such a, character that it may be mounted upon the dash .or

instrument board of an automobile. To this 'end it. comprises the fixed member 15 which constitutes a guideway for. a plunger 23 and is provided with atubular portion 24 adapted to extend through' the dash or instrument board and having .its end portion screw threadedy to receive a nut 2 5 for securl p 18 is bent at an angle to the length thereof,-

yas shown at 29, and is then placedin-the slot 27 and the cotter pin inserted in the opening i'n the end'of the. plunger in front of the bent securing the' atter to the plunger. In order that the-plunger may beheldin its adjusted l positions Ithave rovided the same' along its upper edge with a series of teeth 3U ortion of the rod, thus firmlyv fadapted to engagea detent,or {ixed edge,

3l at the outer end ofthe tubular portion v 24 of the fixed member 15." The plunger isV moved toward the detent 31 by means of.

a spring-pressed ball 32 which holds the Ateeth normally in engagement with the de` tent butenables the sameto'be released.

therefrom by afdownward pressure onthev It will be appa-rent from the foregoing description" that the actuating device `may 'be mounted in anyA suitable relationto the body vin;

of the cut-out because the-tube 12 will ac- 'I comniodate'itself `to ls uch position and may be bent or turned in various ways to avoid interveningparts of the :automobile mecha- "ni'sm or frame structure, 'without interfer-y 'l ing "with the operation ofthe flexiblefrod.

The rod itself is, "of course, prevented frpni .buckling by its confinement within the'tle anda thrust, .'or pull, thereon will impart longitudinal -movement 'only thereto :and

will, consexxlientl j'tent upon t e va ve,- thus enabling the valve to be positively movedin either direction by ,tbe exerted to its full ex- 4thevalve and that very little or no strain vof any kind is imposed upon the body of the cut-out rom which it would be transmitted Vto the exhaust pipe, thereby tending1 to to loosen the samel in its mountings cause leakage and rattling.

, Ordinarily, the valve will be held rmly on its seat by the action of the actuating device and the connecting rod but, if desired, a separate locking device may be provided for holding the valve in its closedposition and I havegshown such a devicein Fig. 6. As there shown the cut-out mechanism and valve are'similar to those shown in the other igures, but the actuating rod 18 is not connected directly with the valve. stem 8 but is connected therewith through the medium of a locking device which is here shown as an' arm 33 pivotally mounted on the lugs 9 and having its lower end extending beneath and transversely to the rearwardly extending portion of the valve steml 8, as' shown at 34, and having an intermediate portion, 35, extendin transversely above the rearwardly extendmg portion of the valve stem and arranged to engage a shoulder 36 formed on the upper edge of the valve stem. The part 35 of the locking arm andthe shoulder 36 of the-stem are so arranged that the part 35 can engage the shoulder only when the valve is in its seated position and will then hold the valve in that position. The flexible rod 18 is connected with the locln'ng arm preferably through the medium of a pvoted connecting member 37, similar to the member 20 above described. Consequently, when a pull is exerted upon the rod 18 the part 34 of the locking arm will engage the valve stem and move the valve into its open position, it being noted that the part`3e1L is normally arranged at such a distance from the stem that it will not engage the same until the part 35 has been moved out of line with the shoulvalve will move downwardly under its own.

weight, o1' will be 'forced downwardly by the action of the locking arm and when the valve hasl been seated the portion, or lug 35 f of the arm will engage the shoulder 36 and lock the valve against its seat. In this form of the device I have'providged a double lock van internal -combustion engine and for the valve, the same being held in its closed position not only by the locking oi' the rod 18 against upward movement but also by the lug on the locking arm.

While I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, together with a slight modificatlon thereof, I 'wish it to be understood that I do not desireu to be limited to the details thereof as various modifications may occur to a personskilled in the art.

- Having now fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by v Letters Patent is:

1.` In acut-out of the character described, the combination with a body portion adapted to be supported by the exhaust pipe of aving a cut-out opening to communicate with the interior of said exhaust pipe, said opening being provided with a valve seat, and a valve movable into and outl of engagement with said valve seat to control the communication of said optning with said exhaust pipe, of an operating device comprising a Fixed guideway, a 4flexible rod slidably mounted in said guideway, and an arm connected with one end of said rod and pivotally connected with said valve, said arm and its axis being arranged substantially in line with said rod to cause said rod to exert a direct thrust on said valve in any position of the latter.

2. In a cut-out of the character described, the combination with a body portion adapted Ato be 'supported by the exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine and having a cut-out opening to communicate with the interior of said exhaust pipe, said opening being provided with a valve seat, a valve movable into and out of engagement with said valve seat to control the communication between said opening and said exhaust pipe, and a stem connected with said valve and pivotally mounted exteriorly of said body portion and arranged to move said valve into said exhaust pipe when said stem is moved 'in one direction, of an operating device comprising a iixed guideway, a iiexible rodl mounted in said ideway and an arm pivotally connected wlth said stem and connected w1th said rod, said arm and its axis being arranged substantially in line with said rod.

ture hereto.

HARRY w. RUBY.

In testimony whereof, I aiix my signa- I. 

